Steve's Bugeye WRX PPP

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by SamSTI

Does the car feel any different with Decat dp?

Originally Posted by impreza27

looking very good steve what kind off power you running now then mate?

Driving it off boost until mapped, so no idea what it feels like yet!

[SpecB]

Didn't realise you had to remove a board to remap the PPP's it does look like it should do a bit more than raise the boost!

So when is the remap?

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Didn't realise you had to remove a board to remap the PPP's it does look like it should do a bit more than raise the boost!

So when is the remap?

Obviously I'm not the expert in this field but i think it was only the bugeye PPP's that got this board, I believe the blobs had a 'proper' Prodrive map flashed onto the factory ECU?

Remap is soon (before Goodwood).

[Hongkongfooi]

Did you have remap the other day?

[SpecB]

Do we have a new secret squirrel in the wings?

[Steve_PPP]

lol, no, not yet

Tim - i got mixed up on dates.

[Steve_PPP]

Few weeks late, but thanks to Scott for sorting the map on my scoob in time for Goodwood The car feels a lot better now with the decat and a bit more boost, was well chuffed out on track. I'm also happy now I know its fuelling correctly!

Few recent pictures from Goodwood:







Still haven't got round to improving the rear brakes so the balance is a bit interesting if braking on a slight curve but can't afford to do anything about it soon, so it'll stay like this for Germany

[Granby]

I don't normally like bugeyes but yours looks the business, think the wheels really suit it

[majorscooby]

I can say it goes very well in the wet!!!! Very well driven indeed.

[Scooby_Greg]

Agreed - it went very well round Goodwood! Bet you can't wait to it out at the ring

[Steve_PPP]

Spent today giving the car a good clean ready for Supercar Siege (well, until it started to rain....) as it'd not been washed for over a month. Brakes and front wheels were pretty filthy from use at Goodwood



Used it as a chance to take all the wheels off and give the arches a good scrub off too. Looking much cleaner now



Hopefully it'll stay dry this weekend as i doubt i'll have time to wash it again before Germany on the friday.

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Granby

I don't normally like bugeyes but yours looks the business, think the wheels really suit it

Thanks Ian

Originally Posted by majorscooby

I can say it goes very well in the wet!!!! Very well driven indeed.

Was a laugh wasn't it, enjoyed it so much i'm not even fussed if it rains at the Ring!

Originally Posted by Scooby_Greg

Agreed - it went very well round Goodwood! Bet you can't wait to it out at the ring

Certainly looking forward to getting out the Greg, counting the days! 12 to go!

[Steve_PPP]

I noticed when i last had the wheels off the car for a big clean (before Supercar Siege) that the paint on the wheels wasn't in good shape. Lots of flaking and the rain at Goodwood had got underneath and made it worse. All of the wheels had bits like this





They got a very quick coat of gunmetal from a rattle can over the top, then a heavy coat of lacquer to form a temporary seal and that had to do for Supercar Siege and Germany.

So last week finally got the refurb sorted. Thanks to CJ for the free lend of a set of 18"s and got mine refurbed by WheelWorksUK in Crawley. Really pleased with the finish





Nice and spotless. Will be staying away from kerbs!

[Steve_PPP]

And a couple of photos of the car in Germany this year

Out in the rain on the Sunday in the mini karussell


And on Saturday in the big karussell!

[majorscooby]

Really like those wheels mate, suit the bug perfectly!

Nice snaps too.

[Steve_PPP]

Nothings really changed on the car since Germany, other than I now require some new front droplinks as Germany and Brands more recently has killed them and the bushes are all split. Easy fix though

Over the last month (when i get a free hour or so) i've been working my way round the car panel by panel - wash, clay, and re-wax. Finished the wheels off last weekend and a few last minute bits today so its ready for Modified Live tomorrow. Arches all cleaned, interior hoovered, wheels were even removed, clayed and sealed.



Shiny



It better stay dry on the drive to Brands tomorrow morning!

[Banstead Stig]

Looks good Steve.

Nice job.

[Scooby_Greg]

Looking as good as always Steve

[Lucky]

Very nice Steve. It's a credit to you mate.

[Scott.T]

Looking good Steve. Hope the roads are dry in the morning.......

[Hongkongfooi]

Originally Posted by Scooby_Greg

Looking as good as always Steve

[Bytes]

Nice & clean Good job Steve

[Matt23]

Looking very nice Steve, top work mate.

[SamSTI]

Very nice Steve!! Did you use anything particular for the arches??

[Ginola]

Really do like the shiny on the inside paint job you have had done to the rims Steve,

Thinking about getting the same done.

[EXEVO3]

mint...love the brake kit mate....she stops!!!

[Steve_PPP]

Been quite a while since this was updated, but the car is now ready for Germany again

New droplinks fitted last month and geo re-done as it was surprisingly far out, just from pot-holes in our crappy roads i guess. Track day at Goodwood in April identified that one of the rear calipers had a sticky piston, plus the discs/pads were pretty old so time for a rear brake refresh.

Rear brembos sourced from JPP, plus pagid discs and PFC-08 pads from Alyn. All fitted today at SMD



Car even got a wash this afternoon so nice and clean for Supercar Seige!

[Scooby_Greg]

Look very nice Steve. Hopefully your ring passenger will appreciate them too....

[Hongkongfooi]

painting rears to match fronts?

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Hongkongfooi

painting rears to match fronts?

I will be, but just haven't had the time to yet and need the car fixed for the weekend. After Germany i expect i'll take them back off and paint them black.

Tried to find some rear brembos off a hatch as they're black already but they're rocking horse poo as not many hatches being broken.....

[Danwrx]

Just read through this thread and all I can say is "WOW" lovely car mate, obviously well looked after and I'm looking forward to seeing it in the flesh on Sunday.
Well done
Dan

[Ginola]

Looking good! What did Alyn say about bedding in the 08s on the rear?

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Danwrx

Just read through this thread and all I can say is "WOW" lovely car mate, obviously well looked after and I'm looking forward to seeing it in the flesh on Sunday.
Well done
Dan

Thanks Dan

Originally Posted by Ginola

Looking good! What did Ayln say about bedding in the 08s on the rear?

He didn't.... i'm going to just do normal road miles at first as the discs are brand new. I'll then do some bigger stops to put a heat cycle through the pads and see what's what.

[thepieman]

great to know its going with rear brakes

hope they bed in better than the Pagid's on the Forester!!!! the constant low speed squeak is doing our heads in!!! M.O.T. soon so probably try and sort the problem or change them

[Rdlangy1]

gotta say that is a mint motor! If I can get mine looking half that good ill be a happy man

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Rdlangy1

gotta say that is a mint motor! If I can get mine looking half that good ill be a happy man

Thanks mate.

Its not quite as mint as it looks in a lot of the photos, as its done 91k and a fair few track miles. It certainly gets well used

Generally the paintwork is excellent, but the front end needs a respray at some point as the stonechips are everywhere.

[Red Baron]

Have you fitted it with the Optional Subaru Mouse Traps yet

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by Red Baron

Have you fitted it with the Optional Subaru Mouse Traps yet

It was a big rat living in the engine bay over the winter, think the optional mouse traps will be too small!

That'll teach me to park it up in a farmyard barn for 3 months whilst moving house

[scotty]

Steve just notice you a running ksport on the front are they 330mm discs as the look massive .

[Steve_PPP]

Originally Posted by scotty

Steve just notice you a running ksport on the front are they 330mm discs as the look massive .

356mm 8 pot kit

[scotty]

Thanks Steve they should fit nicely on my classic under the 18"s was looking at the 330 ksport kit .

[Scott.T]

Brembo's looking good.
Did you go oversized shoes in the end ? or sleeved ?

[Steve_PPP]

Oversized shoes from Alyn. Handbrake seems fine at the moment, so we'll see how we get on with it....

Only issue we had was that I picked the cleanest set of brembos off the shelf at JPP and they must have been off a hawkeye that originally had the extra plate with the rubber things on it - noise/rattle absorbtion?



If you try to fit them without this, the original caliper bolts just touch on the rear of the disc Easily fixed with an extra washer though

[The_blue_knight]

Hey looks great! Could you please tell me the colour name and the colour code? It's on the vin plate I hope. I had mine repainted the same but colour as yours, but I need a touch up. Thanks

[Steve_PPP]

New rear brakes certainly work well, car feels much more stable on heavy stopping and there's less nose-dive going on. But as everyone on the Ring trip knows, the PFC-08 pads squeal like a pig!

Oversized handbrake shoes seems to work OK under normal conditions. However, after track work when the disc/hub is very hot, the handbrake is pretty much non-existant. Thanks to ScoobySi for lending me a wheel chock for most of the trip!

Originally Posted by The_blue_knight

Hey looks great! Could you please tell me the colour name and the colour code? It's on the vin plate I hope. I had mine repainted the same but colour as yours, but I need a touch up. Thanks

Colour is 02c (WR Blue).

[Steve_PPP]

Was looking through this thread and thought i'd update the old list from a few years ago...

- PPP (well, it was....)
- Full decat (uppipe, downpipe and midpipe)
- Scott remap
- De-resonated centre section
- Tornado2 (scoobyworld - H&S rebranded) backbox
- Earthing kit
- STI tmic
- Walbro 255
- STI strut brace
- Ksport 8pot 356mm front brake kit with bluestuff NDX pads
- Rear brembo conversion with Pagid discs and PFC-08 pads

- KYB Ultra SR shocks
- Prodrive springs
- 24mm rear Whiteline ARB
- Whiteline solid droplinks front/back

- Morettes with HID kit
- Orciari Fog covers
- Blob STi skirts
- Subaru genuine splitter
- STI7 interior
- Subaru rear bumper extensions/diffuser.
- 18" Ultralite Atec's refurbed in gunmetal
- STI7 scoop & undertray
- Blobeye rear lights
- STI8 rear spoiler
- Debadged bootlid
- Zunsport upper/lower grille.

Car did a great job in Germany again this year, got my target of a sub-9 minute lap so happy with that.

Looks like the front diff has gone (getting some funny noises) so the gearbox is the next thing on the list to fix. MOT on Saturday morning too....

[Lucky]

Cool. Often wondered exactly what was done, quite scary when you add it all up.

[oldskool]

Its such a gorgeous car ! All those ingredients added up to a great recipe

[Scott.T]

Quite a cheap effective modification on the rear brakes that brembo conversation !!!!

I'm just off outside to have a chat with my turbo.

[Rdlangy1]

loving this !